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Injectable gels could release medicines over time | Stanford News – Stanford University News
Injecting patients with a gel that would dissolve over several months could replace the need to administer daily or weekly shots. But to make this possible, researchers…
Gels are formed by mixing polymers into fluids to create gooey substances useful for everything from holding hair in place to enabling contact lenses to float over the eye.
Stanford researchers are developing medicinal gels that could be injected into the body in order to release drugs over a period of months, replacing the need for daily or weekly shots. (Image credit: Sam Moqadam/Upsplash)
Researchers want to develop gels for healthcare applications by mixing in medicinal compounds, and giving…
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